Mars – Saturn Sextile – The Soldier Strives to Become a General

A sextile symbolizes luck that arises as a person accumulates the higher qualities of the planets united at an angle of 60 degrees. Most often, the native has to work thoroughly before receiving the reward, even if they are gifted with talents. A person with the Mars – Saturn sextile knows this very well: disciplined, organized, and hardworking.

The native watches the brilliant rise of flash-in-the-pan figures from the sidelines, only to later become an example of someone who wears the laurel wreath by merit, not through patronage. Superiors usually favor a reliable, polite, and diligent employee, and if there is support and approval at home, the native is ready to reach for the stars. However, by becoming a workaholic, they risk losing those closest to them.

The Pros and Cons of the Mars – Saturn Sextile

The Higher Powers did not endow a person with the Mars – Saturn sextile with physical endurance, patience, self-organization, and a practical approach to life for nothing. The native has to go through difficult trials and periods of limited opportunities in order to show an example of courageous overcoming of obstacles and the triumph of victory.

The best sphere of realization is military service, since these are born warriors who carry out orders without unnecessary questions when in a subordinate position, and organize victorious strategies when in command. Hard work and discipline do not burden them, but help release the intensity of inner passions. A detailed understanding of the pros and cons of the Mars – Saturn sextile will help the native express themselves more vividly:

• love of power, enterprise, coldness in communication, taciturnity, responsibility, and diligence;
• the ability to bring matters to completion, organize a team, and structure the work algorithm for achieving results in the shortest possible time;
• an unwillingness to be overly pleasant or please others for personal gain: enemies are simply erased from memory, while friends are helped only if they are capable, not merely out of kindness;
• engineering talent and the ability to repair any equipment easily;
• patience and perseverance combined with practical skill and bold action based on well-thought-out options;
• a preference for work in reliable government structures with social benefits and bonuses;
• an active lifestyle in retirement, for which the native has prepared in advance;
• irritability and aggression disappear when the Houses where Mars and Saturn are located are worked through.

This aspect supports longevity, partly thanks to vigilance and indifference toward risky adventures. Energy is always directed toward achieving an interesting goal; then a new milestone is set, so the native achieves more than rivals in a short period of time.

Love Relationships with the Mars – Saturn Sextile

A person with the Mars – Saturn sextile needs a strong home base. The feeling that they are loved and awaited at home gives confidence for breakthroughs in work and inspires the growth of financial well-being. The native is usually lucky with money. A person with this aspect is inclined to lead an ascetic lifestyle, which may cause disagreements with the partner, but they quickly develop a taste for comfort and luxury. However, the native prefers spending money on children and relatives rather than on their own needs.

These people are devoted to one love, and their deep, passionate feelings are hidden far from curious eyes. The best setting is a private date, when the person reveals themselves in their true splendor, casting off the image of a cold and indifferent warrior. Sexual needs are intense, but restrained by Saturnian propriety and respectability. Men and women with the Mars – Saturn sextile equally seek a father image in a partner. For women, this is expressed quite harmoniously as a need to be cared for and protected, while a strong and domineering male leader may see a commander in his wife and become henpecked. Working through Venus will help harmonize personal life.

The Mars – Saturn Sextile in a Child’s Horoscope

A quiet and calm child with the Mars – Saturn sextile does not give the impression of being shy. The child is confident in their own strength and dignity, showing with their whole manner that they are not interested in proving the obvious fact of their personal authority. Others are wary of them and do not tease them as they might other children, especially since sport is the main hobby in which the child achieves great success thanks to endurance and an original strategy.

Both girls and boys do not fall for an opponent’s provocations and move toward the goal without being distracted by emotions. The parents’ task is to help the child assert themselves in studies and in communication with peers. It is important for the child to be first, but with an afflicted Mercury, it may sometimes be difficult to become an excellent student. Difficulties may arise in making acquaintances and maintaining conversation with the opposite sex, which can cause the child to withdraw into themselves and misleadingly appear to be a cold egoist.

A child under the influence of the Mars – Saturn sextile prefers to be friends with strong and promising peers. They do not bother the weak, but they do not value them either. If Mars is afflicted, the child may gather a group of leaders who exalt themselves above others and may sympathize with Nazi theories. The authority of the father is extremely important. The native strives to resemble him in relationships and on the professional path, although Saturn may also manifest through the grandfather, whom the child chooses as their ideal.  ✓